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Turning Disputes Into Win-Win Relationships

A stint at a not-for-profit mediation centre inspired SMU Assistant Professor Eunice Chua to study how legal disputes can be resolved more amicably for all parties involved.

Features

The ‘How’ Of Justice

Assistant Professor Dorcas Quek Anderson examines how dispute resolution processes can ensure that justice is served—both in outcome and in process.

Features

Eight Seriously Cool (And Weird) Technologies From The Rekimoto Lab (VIDEO)

Here are eight futuristic technologies that have been turned into reality by Professor Jun Rekimoto of the University of Tokyo.

7 Must-Read Stories In March 2018

Public trust, a romantic lab and how vitamin C could help treat multiple sclerosis were among the hottest topics in March.

In the Lab

An Evolutionary Trade-Off For Walking Upright

A research group in Japan has revealed that walking upright has made humans more prone to limb ischemia than mice.

In the Lab

Fighting Counterfeits With Nanopillars

The moisture from a breath of air reveals hidden patterns in a nanopillar-structured material.

In the Lab

Umbrella-Shaped Nanodiamonds Shine Five Times Brighter

Umbrella-shaped, luminescent nanostructures may be useful in highly sensitive magnetic sensors or within the realm of quantum computing.

In the Lab

Dragonfly Wings Inspire Antimicrobial Coating

Mimicking the structures of a dragonfly’s wings, a research group in Singapore has developed a nano-coating that can kill bacteria on surfaces as well as in water.

In the Lab

Microfluidics Enable Low-Cost, Label-Free Disease Diagnosis

Scientists have developed a microfluidic chip that can detect and quantify biomolecules without any fluorescent labels.

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